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J. G. BBEKMAN. WATER CLOSET BQWL.

Patented May 26, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN C. BEEKMAN, OF NETV YORK, N. Y.

WATER-CLOSET BOWL.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 452,963, dated May 26,1891. Application filed June 11, 1890. Renewed April 21 1891. $erial1lo.389,751. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. BEEKMAN, of the city of New York, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in 'Water- Closet Bowls, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to an improvement in water-closet bowls, and hasfor its object the provision of a second flush, by which that partof thebowlin the vicinity ofthe dischargeconduit receives after the firstflush a second flush in such a direction as to effect a thoroughcleansing of the bowl.

A practical embodiment of my invent-ion is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a vertical central sectiontaken through the flush-inlets and the dischargeconduits from the bowl.Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the line w as of Fig. 1;and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the bowl, taken partly in sectionthrough the line 'y y of Fig. 1 to more clearlyshowthe construction ofthe second-flush mechanism.

A represents the body of the bowl, provided with a flushing-rim a,extending around its upper portion and having flushing-orifices a formedat intervals in its lower portion. The inlet-chamber B receives theflushing-water from the supply-pipe '19, leading to a suitablesupply-tank, (not shown,) and within the chamber B the inner wall of theflushing-rim a presents a wedge-shaped projection b toward the directionof the inflowing stream of water, which projection serves to separatethe stream of water and direct it in opposite directions around theflushing-rim a. The c011- struction of the bowl, the flushing-rim, andthe water-inlet chamber as thus far described is of the same generalstructure as that shown and described in Patent No. 396,623, granted toS. F. Sniffen January 22, 1889.

Between the inlet-chamber B and the upper end of the discharge-conduit Dthere is provided a laterally enlarged and thickened portion 0, withinwhich a second flushing-chamber is formed and supplied as follows: Thebody portion 0 of this second flushing-chamber connects at its outer endwith a supply-pipe c, which leads to a suitable flushing-tank. (Notshown.) From the body portion 0 of the second flushing-chamber extendconduits 0 preferably curved to the right and left and open downwardly,as shown at 0 into the upper portion of the discharge-conduit D at theright and left of the center. Another portion 0' of the flushing-chamberc, separated from the laterally-extending conduits c by partitions 0extends toward the bowl and opens downwardly through an elongated mouth0 into the upper central portion of the dischargeconduit D.

As here shown, the flushing-chamber c, from a substantially cylindricalform at the point where it connects with the pipe 0', gradually flattensand increases in width as it extends toward the bowl, and the watertherefrom will be discharged in three separate streams through theopenings 0 c in such a position and in such direction as to effect athorough cleansing of that portion of the bowl around the upper end ofthe discharge-conduit D.

It is obvious that the supply-pipes Z) and 0' may lead either to thesame tank or to separate tanks, and that they may be supplied byindependent valves under the control of independent operating devices;or they may be supplied by an automatic double-flush tank under thecontrol of a single operating device of the general construction shownand described in my pending application entitled the Double-Flush Tankfor ater-Closets, executed and filed of even date herewith, Serial No.355,112.

Vhat I claim as my invention is-- 1. A water-closet bowl provided with aflushing device adapted to discharge water around the rim of the bowl,and a second flushing device consisting of a flushingchamber providedwith water-conduits leading to the right and left and with awaterconduit intermediate of those leading to the right and left, thesaid conduits above the overflow opening into the upper portion of thedischargeconduit from the bowl, substantially as set forth.

2. A water-closet bowl provided with an inlet-chamber through which theWater is admitted to the flushing-rim, and a second flushing-chamberformed in the thickened portion of the rim below the inlet-chamberB andabove the overflow from the bowl of the discharge-conduit, substantiallyas set forth.

JOHN C. BEEKMAN.

Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, D. H. HAYWOOD.

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